1974 Denver Broncos Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Ralston (7-6-1)
Location: Denver, Colorado

1974 Denver Broncos Statistics
1974 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

The Broncos scored 302 points, and the defensive squad surrendered 294. Otis Armstrong powered the ground game, running for a 1,407 yards for Denver.

Charley Johnson threw for 1,969 yards. Riley Odoms paced all receivers, hauling in 42 passes for 639 yards. Otis Armstrong and Haven Moses contributed to the receiving game, too.

Calvin Jones and Bill Thompson each picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

John Ralston coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
77	Lyle Alzado	RDE	April 3, 1949	6'3"	255	Yankton	Brooklyn, NY USA	14	14
24	Otis Armstrong	FB	November 15, 1950	5'10"	196	Purdue	Chicago, IL USA	14	14
65	LeFrancis Arnold	G	November 24, 1952	6'3"	245	Oregon	Los Angeles, CA USA	2	0
87	Boyd Brown	TE	May 24, 1952	6'4"	222	Alcorn St.	Crosby, MS USA	14	0
79	Barney Chavous	LDE	March 22, 1951	6'3"	252	South Carolina St.	Aiken, SC USA	14	14
54	Ralph Cindrich	LB	October 29, 1949	6'1"	228	Pittsburgh	Washington, PA USA	1	0
76	Steve Coleman	DE	August 8, 1950	6'5"	252	Delaware St.	Philadelphia, PA USA	2	0
53	Ken Criter	LB	February 17, 1947	6'0"	225	Wisconsin	Fond du Lac, WI USA	14	0
74	Mike Current	RT	September 17, 1945	6'5"	274	Ohio St.	Lima, OH USA	14	14
76	Tom Drougas	T-G	December 25, 1949	6'4"	257	Oregon	Portland, OR USA	3	0
55	Pete Duranko	RDT	December 15, 1943	6'2"	250	Notre Dame	Johnstown, PA USA	14	9
52	Randy Gradishar	LB	March 3, 1952	6'3"	233	Ohio St.	Warren, OH USA	14	3
58	Tom Graham	LB	April 15, 1950	6'2"	235	Oregon	Los Angeles, CA USA	5	0
63	John Grant	LDT	June 28, 1950	6'3"	241	USC	Boise, ID USA	13	13
20	Charlie Greer	FS	April 4, 1946	6'0"	205	Colorado	Atlanta, GA USA	11	10
43	Lonnie Hepburn	DB	May 12, 1949	5'11"	180	Texas Southern	Miami, FL USA	14	4
60	Paul Howard	RG	September 12, 1950	6'3"	260	BYU	Redding, CA USA	14	5
16	John Hufnagel	QB	September 13, 1951	6'1"	194	Penn St.	Pittsburgh, PA USA	4	0
68	Larron Jackson	LG	August 26, 1949	6'3"	270	Missouri	St. Louis, MO USA	14	8
57	Tom Jackson	LLB	April 4, 1951	5'11"	220	Louisville	Cleveland, OH USA	13	12
12	Charley Johnson	QB	November 22, 1938	6'1"	200	Schreiner College	Big Spring, TX USA	14	12
26	Calvin Jones	RCB	January 26, 1951	5'7"	170	Washington	San Francisco, CA USA	14	14
72	Bob Kampa	DT	April 26, 1951	6'4"	252	California	San Francisco, CA USA	4	1
32	Jon Keyworth	FB	December 15, 1950	6'3"	230	Colorado	San Diego, CA USA	14	5
45	Bill Laskey	LLB	February 10, 1943	6'3"	235	Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI USA	14	10
44	Floyd Little	RB	July 4, 1942	5'10"	196	Syracuse	New Haven, CT USA	14	9
22	Fran Lynch	RB	December 3, 1945	6'1"	205	Hofstra	Bridgeport, CT USA	12	0
61	Tommy Lyons	LG	August 7, 1948	6'2"	230	Georgia	Atlanta, GA USA	14	14
50	Bobby Maples	C	December 28, 1942	6'3"	250	Baylor	Mount Vernon, TX USA	14	14
81	Billy Masters	TE	March 15, 1944	6'5"	240	LSU	Grayson, LA USA	13	1
56	Ray May	MLB	June 4, 1945	6'1"	230	USC	Los Angeles, CA USA	14	12
71	Claudie Minor	LT	April 21, 1951	6'4"	280	San Diego St.	Pomona, CA USA	14	14
78	Marv Montgomery	T	February 8, 1948	6'6"	255	USC	Torrance, CA USA	4	0
25	Haven Moses	WR	July 27, 1946	6'2"	208	San Diego St.	Los Angeles, CA USA	14	14
66	Jim O'Malley	RLB	July 24, 1951	6'1"	229	Notre Dame	Youngstown, OH USA	14	5
88	Riley Odoms	TE	March 1, 1950	6'4"	230	Houston	Luling, TX USA	14	14
48	John Pitts	DB	February 28, 1945	6'4"	218	Arizona St.	Birmingham, AL USA	14	4
10	Steve Ramsey	QB	April 22, 1948	6'2"	210	North Texas	Dallas, TX USA	7	2
59	Joe Rizzo	LB	December 17, 1950	6'1"	220	Kings Point	New York, NY USA	11	0
30	Oliver Ross	RB	September 18, 1949	6'0"	210	Alabama A&M	Gainesville, FL USA	7	0
46	John Rowser	LCB	April 24, 1944	6'1"	190	Michigan	Birmingham, AL USA	11	10
64	Mike Schnitker	G	December 30, 1946	6'3"	245	Colorado	Atcheson County, MO USA	12	0
80	Jerry Simmons	WR	November 14, 1942	6'0"	190	Bethune-Cookman	Nichols, FL USA	14	2
51	Mike Simone	LB	May 20, 1950	6'0"	210	Stanford	Ravenna, OH USA	14	0
75	Ed Smith	DE	October 23, 1950	6'5"	241	Colorado Col.	Nassau, Bahamas	11	3
70	Paul Smith	DT	August 13, 1945	6'3"	256	New Mexico	Ada, OK USA	4	2
17	Larry Steele	P	January 5, 1950	5'10"	182	Santa Rosa JC	Santa Rosa, CA USA	1	0
82	Otto Stowe	WR	February 25, 1949	6'2"	188	Iowa St.	Chicago, IL USA	8	0
36	Bill Thompson	PR	October 10, 1946	6'1"	201	Md-Eastern Shore	Greenville, SC USA	14	14
15	Jim Turner	K	March 28, 1941	6'2"	205	Utah St.	Martinez, CA USA	14	0
23	Maurice Tyler	DB	July 19, 1950	6'0"	188	Morgan St.	Karnack, TX USA	14	0
42	Billy Van Heusen	P	August 27, 1946	6'1"	200	Maryland	New Rochelle, NY USA	14	12